UMass Minutemen soccer

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UMass Minutemen soccer
2020 UMass Minutemen soccer team
Founded1930
UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coachFran O'Leary (2nd season)
ConferenceA-10
LocationAmherst, MA
StadiumRudd Field
(Capacity: 800)
NicknameMinutemen
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2007
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2007
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2007
NCAA Tournament appearances
2001, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2020
Conference Tournament championships
2001, 2007, 2017
Conference Regular Season championships
1994, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2017
For information on all University of Massachusetts Amherst sports, see UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen

The UMass Minutemen soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UMass' first men's soccer team was fielded in 1930. The team plays its home games at Rudd Field. The Minutemen are coached by Fran O'Leary.

Seasons[]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UMass (Independent) (1930–1986)
1930 Lawrence Briggs 1–4–0
1931 Lawrence Briggs 6–0–0
1932 Lawrence Briggs
1933 Lawrence Briggs
1934 Lawrence Briggs
1935 Lawrence Briggs
1936 Lawrence Briggs
1937 Lawrence Briggs
1938 Lawrence Briggs
1939 Lawrence Briggs
1940 Lawrence Briggs
1941 Lawrence Briggs
1942 Lawrence Briggs
UMass (No team due to World War II) (1943–1945)
1946 Lawrence Briggs
1947 Lawrence Briggs
1948 Lawrence Briggs
1949 Lawrence Briggs
1950 Lawrence Briggs
1951 Lawrence Briggs
1952 Lawrence Briggs
1953 Lawrence Briggs
1954 Lawrence Briggs
1955 Lawrence Briggs
1956 Lawrence Briggs
1957 Lawrence Briggs
1958 Lawrence Briggs
1959 Lawrence Briggs
1960 Lawrence Briggs
1961 Lawrence Briggs
1962 Lawrence Briggs
1963 Lawrence Briggs
1964 Lawrence Briggs
1965 Lawrence Briggs
1966 Lawrence Briggs
1967 Lawrence Briggs
1968 Peter Broacca
1969 Peter Broacca
1970 Peter Broacca
1971 Jack Berryman
1972 Gerry Redmond
1973 Aloysius Rufe
1974 Aloysius Rufe
1975 Aloysius Rufe
1976 Russ Kidd
1977 Russ Kidd
1978 Russ Kidd
1979 Russ Kidd
1980 Russ Kidd
1981 Russ Kidd
1982 Jeff Gettler
1983 Jeff Gettler
1984 Jeff Gettler
1985 Jeff Gettler
1986 Jeff Gettler
UMass (Atlantic 10 Conference[3]) (1987–present)
1987 Jeff Gettler 7–11–2 2–2–0 3rd, East
1988 Jeff Gettler 8–8–2 1–2–1 4th, East
1989 Jeff Gettler 7–9–2 1–3–0 T–4th, East
1990 Jeff Gettler 3–11–3 1–5–2 8th
1991 Sam Koch 11–5–4 3–3–1 T–4th A10 Semifinal
1992 Sam Koch 10–6–4 4–2–1 3rd A10 Runners-up
1993 Sam Koch 9–10–0 3–4–0 T–6th
1994 Sam Koch 13–6–1 6–1–0 1st A10 Runners-up
1995 Sam Koch 15–5–2 8–2–1 2nd A10 Runners-up
1996 Sam Koch 10–6–1 7–4–0 T–4th
1997 Sam Koch 11–7–1 7–4–0 T–3rd
1998 Sam Koch 4–12–2 4–6–1 9th
1999 Sam Koch 13–7–0 8–3–0 T–3rd A10 Semifinal
2000 Sam Koch 12–6–2 8–1–1 T–1st A10 Semifinal
2001 Sam Koch 14–5–1 8–3–0 T–3rd A10 Champions
NCAA Second Round
2002 Sam Koch 12–6–2 8–1–2 1st A10 Semifinal
2003 Sam Koch 11–7–1 5–5–1 T–7th
2004 Sam Koch 8–9–2 5–4–2 7th
2005 Sam Koch 8–10–2 4–3–2 T–5th A10 First Round
2006 Sam Koch 8–8–3 2–6–1 12th
2007 Sam Koch 17–8–1 6–3–0 3rd A10 Champions
NCAA College Cup
2008 Sam Koch 10–8–3 7–1–1 1st A10 Runners-up
NCAA First Round
2009 Sam Koch 7–7–3 4–5–0 T–9th
2010 Sam Koch 5–5–8 4–2–3 T–6th
2011 Sam Koch 4–13–2 2–5–2 12th
2012 Sam Koch 5–10–2 2–7–0 14th
2013 Sam Koch 4–14–1 3–5–0 8th A10 Quarterfinal
2014 Sam Koch 3–14–1 2–5–1 12th
2015 Fran O'Leary 5–13–1 4–3–1 5th A10 Quarterfinal
2016 Fran O'Leary 7–9–3 4–2–2 4th A10 Quarterfinal
Independent Total: 82–69–6
A10 Total: 251–255–59 139–101–13
Total: 333–356–72

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source: 1930–2008 season.[4]

NCAA Tournament results[]

UMass has appeared in four NCAA tournaments.

Year Record Seed Region Round Opponent Results
2001 14–5–1 N/A Dallas First Round
Second Round
Creighton
St. John's
W 1–0
L 0–1[5]
2007 17–8–1 N/A Boston First Round
Second Round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
College Cup
Boston University
#1 Boston College
Central Connecticut State
UIC
#5 Ohio State
W 2–1
W 2–1
W 3–1
W 2–1
L 0–1[6]
2008 10–7–3 N/A Winston-Salem First Round Harvard L 0–12OT[7]
2017 15–4–3 N/A Louisville First Round Colgate L 0–2

Coaching history[]

Years Coach Games W L T Pct.
1930–1967 Lawrence Briggs - - - - .000
1968–1970 Peter Broacca - - - - .000
1971 Jack Berryman - - - - .000
1972 Gary Redmond - - - - .000
1973–1975 Aloysius Rufe - - - - .000
1976–1981 Russ Kidd - - - - .000
1982–1990 Jeff Gettler 73 25 39 9 .404
1991–2014 Sam Koch - - - - .000
2015– Fran O'Leary 40 12 24 4 .350

Individual achievements[]

All-Americans[]

UMass has produced 17 All-Americans, won by 15 different individuals. The most recent All-American came in 2017.[8]

Player Position Year
Davis Smith FW 2017
Zack Simmons GK 2007
Jeff Deren FW 2002
Jeff Deren FW 2001
Tasso Koutsoukos MF 1977
Thomas Coburn FW 1974
Raymond Yando DF 1965
Raymond Yando DF 1964
Richard Repeta DF 1962
Stephen Lapton DF 1952
Edward McGrath GK 1948
Charles Stebbins DF 1941
John Giannotti GK 1941
John Donovan FW 1941
Saul Klaman DF 1940
Arthur Howe DF 1939
Granville Pruyne FW 1932

References[]

  1. ^ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Soccer". UMass Athletics. UMassAthletics.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11.
  3. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Record Book (1987-2014)" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. pp. 7–11. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. ^ "UMass Soccer Media Guide 2008" (PDF). UMass Athletics. pp. 44–47. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 41. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 46. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 47. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  8. ^ All-Americans (PDF). Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Athletics. July 26, 2008. p. 38.


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